End-of-Season Sales Boost Retail in Latest Week

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WSJ Staff

Jan 6, 2009 9:16 am ET

U.S. chain store sales benefited last week from shoppers taking advantage of end-of-season sales, the International Council of Shopping Centers said Tuesday. The ICSC/Goldman Sachs Retail Chain Store Sales Index rose 1.4% in the week ended Jan. 3 from the prior week. Despite the weekly increase though, sales on the year on a seasonally adjusted, […]